To help you understand our custom cutting process here is our explanation page on that:
https://www.johndyergems.com/custom-cut-gemstones-do-we-cut-to-order.htmlThe way we do that has some major advantages.
Among the advantages are:
*No need for a downpayment.
*You aren't stuck with a gem if you don't love the results, we just sell it to our other clients.
*We don't charge a premium for "custom" jobs.
*If we happen to have multiple preforms that are close to what is wanted we will sometimes cut more than one and offer options.
But it also has a disadvantage in cases where we don't have a gem preformed that is a good fit for the project and can't predict when one might come along because of how we work tailoring each gem to the rough rather than grinding down the rough to a specific shape or style that doesn't fit it well.